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Many people that make a total conversion mod will want to change the maximum ammunition settings in Half-Life 2. This small tutorial will tell you just how to do that.

# Using {{GCFScape|3.1}}, open the GCF file called ''source engine.gcf''.
# In this file, browse to <code>Root/hl2/cfg/</code> and extract the file called ''skill.cfg''.
# Place the extracted file in <code>Steam/Steamapps/Sourcemods/yourmodname/cfg/</code>.
# In this file, open it using any text editor, then go down to the ''Weapons'' part, and edit the lines starting with <code>sk_max_*</code>, where <code>*</code> is the name of the weapon (such as pistol, 357, ar2, etc).

If you follow those steps and they do not work, follow these as well:
# In {{file|hl2mp_gamerules|cpp}} (or equivalent), in the function <code>*GetAmmoDef()</code>, find the <code>AddAmmoType()</code> function for the ammo you want to change, and change the sixth parameter.

Example <code>AddAmmoType()</code> from {{hl2dm|3.1}} code (shotgun):
 def.AddAmmoType("Buckshot", DMG_BULLET | DMG_BUCKSHOT, TRACER_LINE, 0, 0, '''30''', BULLET_IMPULSE(400, 1200), 0 );
                                                                           ^^ Change the 30.
Though the actual line has lots of tabs in it (to align it neatly with the other <code>AddAmmoType()</code>s and their parameters).

[[Category:Programming]]
[[Category:Weapons programming]]